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Have you tried a different brand of CD-Rs? Other than that, it sounds like defective hardware to me.

Wow, this really works!! Thanks!

Sorry about the delay. My job has been trying to kill me by making me work long hours 6 and 7 days a week. It's a proverbal (and literal if you let it) killer job out in the summer heat. Anyway, I hope the following answers help. Here we go: @Sgt_Strider: This registry tweak arranges the start menu (as well as the favorites list, I think) alphabetically when the computer boots or the user logs on again from the log-in screen. You are correct, it should be $$ instead of $1. Also, you probably should use this registry file in the $OEM$\$$ folder: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder] and the following lines in your registry tweak file: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] "MenuOrder"="regedit /s menuorder.reg" @oneless: I would think so. If you can delete the menuorder, it should (and I empathize SHOULD) stand to reason that you can force a particular order. Try this: once you've set up your Start Menu the way you like it, go into RegEdit and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USERS, Software, Microsoft, Windows, CurrentVersion, Explorer, MenuOrder. Export the key you are at to a file. You should then be able to apply these settings by modifying the "REGEDIT /S" line with the filename that you exported the settings to. @Matthewk: Not sure about the desktop icons. When I navigated to that registry key, I did not see a subkey for the desktop. I would guess that the key is somewhere in the registry. I'll see if I can find the settings on my computer. @Msfn11: Huh? You can do that? How, pray tell! Maybe we can get rid of this menu order clearing garbage!!! (EDIT: via registry files, I mean!)

I've heard that Virtual PC does not deal with ISO images that are greater that 2 GB in size. Maybe if you try Alcohol 120% to mount the ISO, then run Virtual PC and instruct it to use the virtual DVD drive, maybe you will have more success.

Cool! Thanks!

Sorry about replying so late. Having some difficulties with work/life balance.... I don't know about WMI classes, never used them. Here's how I know, though: I tried getting my MAC address by first disabling my ethernet adapter within XP and tried to get MAC address through IPCONFIG. No dice. Then removed drivers for ethernet adapter and tried again. Once again, no dice. I'm going to take a guess and state in order to get MAC address, you are required to have drivers for ethernet adapter. But, if only 2 people are supposed to have the CD/DVD and ethernet drivers exist for the hardware for those 2 computers, I guess this concern doesn't matter.

I see one MAJOR problem with this method! You see, I've been trying to come up with a way to choose the correct WPA.DBL based on the MAC address of a machine. I found that if the computer does not have the appropriate network drivers installed when my script runs, no MAC addresses are found. Therefore, I can't identify the machine via MAC addresses. Unless you plan on (1) including Bashrat's DriverPacks and/or (2) altering your UACD for all the new hardware on the people's computers that you intend on supporting, you need to make sure all networking hardware has drivers installed before you run that script. Other than that, I really like this solution for protecting an UACD!!!! Very, very cool!!!!!!!!!!

Try visiting Alcohol Software's web site. They make the Alcohol 120% and Alcohol 52% software. Daemon Tools is Okay, but it is not as versatile as Alcohol. I hope this helps!

You could create a file called "MenuOrder.reg" in your windows directory (or \$OEM$\$$\ directory), like this: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] "MenuOrder"="regedit /s menuorder.reg", then add the following line to CMDLINES.TXT like so: "regedit /s menuorder.reg" Not only will it resort the start menu, it will also sort the favorites menu. EDIT: I changed the post so that instead of reading "clear the start menu order", it reads "resort the start menu". Sorry about that typo.

You could also try FlyAKite's Web Site.. It has great instructions on how to create a Multi-Boot DVD!

I just talked to my friend and it turns out that he got someone else to assist him in getting the drive back. From what he told me, he used the last method. Thanks for all the assistance!

One of my friends has a Compaq Presario computer which I've installed all of the software onto it. After I left, his DVD-Writer disappeared from the system. Talked to Compaq tech-support for 2.5 hrs, finally restored system back to factory state. Reinstalled software. Once again, DVD-Writer disappeared once software was installed. I've tried a solution (found at Axcel216's Web Site) under the heading "GET BACK YOUR CD/DVD". Negative results on getting the drives back. Any suggestions? Any assistance would be appreciated! EDIT: Problem has been fixed. Thanks!

I did. v5.05 works much better than v5.04.14! Thanks!

I think I built that install with 50412, but am going to download 50414 anyway since my computer is #$@#$@#$ up and need to reinstall. Good to know it's not just me (or my install!) Thanks! Thanks for the info!

about 25 DVDs here. Gits kinda expensive even if the DVDs are about 50 cents apiece.

I've slipstreamed the DriverPacks into my Windows XP installation and installed it on my dad's computer. The computer has an Adaptec 1205SA serial ATA card in it. The drivers are for a SI-3112 chip. When I installed XP onto the computer, the drivers found the card OK, but once I can get Device Manager up, the driver isn't loaded, but strangely I can access everything OK. I installed the original driver from the retail box and everything's OK for XP. Bashrat the Sneaky: Can you include these drivers? Here's the link: Adaptec 1205SA Web Site. Anyone Else: Any ideas for future installs? Any similar problems?

Have you considered burning to DVD? It would take care of space problem with cheap cost of DVD writer.

Could you provide a link to the software? I can't find it!

Sorry about that........ Just thought I'd put my half-a-penny in. (No sarcasm involved)

Hey, I integrated your DriverPacks into a CD and installed it on my dad's computer. The computer detected the Serial ATA controller correctly during the Setup phase of installation, but when I checked Device Manager, it told me that the driver wasn't installed correctly. (Strangely, the computer appears to boot just fine......... Go figure!) So I installed the Adaptec 1205SA drivers that came with the controller, no problem afterwards. So, I was wondering if you would add the Adaptec 1205SA drivers? Here's the link: Adaptec 1205SA Web Site. For some reason, the driver included does not work fully with this controller (Si3112). Thanks!

Why not use RyanVM's Update pack, then once he stops updating it, use XPCreate to continue updating your installation?

EDIT: Removed upon finding info about SetDevice

Visit Bashrat the Sneaky's Web Site. He has written a program to integrate it.

The only way I've found to add programs to the Control Panel is to use CMD or BAT files with "REG ADD" commands in it. It ensures that the correct path to the program is expanded before it is put in the registry. For example, this is how I add the "Volume Control" applet to the Control Panel: echo Adding "Volume Control" application to Control Panel.... set CLSID={A27BAB2C-1EF5-4009-B6DA-53F58DEAEAA3} reg add hkcr\clsid\%CLSID% /v "" /t REG_SZ /d "Volume Control" /f > nul reg add hkcr\clsid\%CLSID% /v InfoTip /t REG_SZ /d "Allows user to adjust the volume of the sound card" /f > nul reg add hkcr\clsid\%CLSID%\DefaultIcon /v "" /t REG_SZ /d "\"%systemroot%\system32\sndvol32.exe\"" /f > nul reg add hkcr\clsid\%CLSID%\Shell\Open\Command /v "" /t REG_SZ /d "\"%systemroot%\system32\sndvol32.exe\"" /f > nul reg add %NameSpace%\%CLSID% /v "" /t REG_SZ /d "Volume Control" /f > nul

Visit Bashrat the Sneaky's Web Site.. He's come up with a solution for integrating WMP10 into XP.